Algodones Dunes
Algodones Dunes rises to 101 m in California. Quartz Peak stands 664 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Brokaws Ridge, a peak 7.6 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Sand dune field located in southeastern California.
Wikidata Q1130721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 101 m
How to reach it
44 named places within 25 miles
- Brokaws Ridge: 7.6 mi
- Pilot Knob Mesa: 9.8 mi
- Deer Peak: 9.9 mi
- East Mesa: 15.5 mi
- Mount Barrow: 15.5 mi
- Mack Park: 19.2 mi
- Recreation Park: 19.8 mi
- Holt Park: 20.0 mi
- Van Der Linden Field: 20.1 mi
- Earl WaLakeer County Park: 20.4 mi
- Tumco: 15.7 mi
- Old Plank Road: 19.6 mi
- The Center of the World: 23.3 mi
- Valley of the Names: 23.7 mi
- Peter Kane Water Hole: 17.4 mi
- Salvation Spring: 22.6 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 23.3 mi
- Arrowhead Springs: 24.7 mi
- Rake Tower: 12.8 mi
- Plank Road: 19.5 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 23.9 mi
- Five Palms: 11.6 mi
- Holtville Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 23.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Falls: 24.3 mi
- Hedges: 15.6 mi
- Sand Hills Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Museum of History in Granite: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Algodones Dunes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Peak | ENE 59° | 664 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Barrow | NNE 31° | 659 m | 15.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 66° | 646 m | 16.3 mi |
| Peter Kane Mountain | ENE 60° | 643 m | 17.5 mi |
| Stud Mountain | ESE 110° | 611 m | 20.5 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 357° | 539 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pasadena Peak | ESE 113° | 480 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NNE 24° | 439 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:40 | 16:01 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brawley 2 SW, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795031
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